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TO ALL WHOM I'I MAY CONCERN:

Bo it known that I, STEPHEN C. PHILBRICK, of Rockville, in the county of'Iolland, and State of Connecticut, have invented a nevi* and usefulImprovenient in Wool-Carding Machines; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilled in the Vart .to make and use the same, referencebeing 'had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of thisspecication.

The drawing represents a sectional side elevation of my improvedcarding-machine.

This invention relates to improvementsV in the construction ofcarding-lnachines, and consists inapplying additional rolls, inconnection with the ,first 'breaker-c'awl1 and changing the position andrun of the clothing in one of theV feed-rolls, whereby the machinery isrendered much more effective in its operation.

The working parts attached to a rst breaker-card are constructed in theusual way, except in respect to those parts constituting myimprovements.

As in the ordinary machinery, A isrthe burr-cylinder, B C are thefeed-rolls, D is the burr-cylinder guardroll, and E is the tumbler. Inaddition to these part-s, common to carding-machinesfI introduce anotherroll, F, on the upper side of the illeting or top roll C, and I change.the position of the clothing on the top feed-roll C by reversing itfrom the ordinary way of covering, so that, as the wool passes throughthe feed-rolls. it shall be held by the top roll, and combed oli` by theburr-cylinder A; the top roll being kept clear by the additional roll F,which thus nets as a cleaner. I also add another roll, G, forward oftheguard-roll D,'to work between the burr-cylinder A and the tumbler andtake up any chunks of Wool that may pass the burr-cylinder, und holdthem until the burr-cylinder combs them out, after which the wool passeso n to the tumbler, and so onward into the first breaker-cardal'lthoroughly combed, which is not the case with the present arrangement ofrolls attached to the first breaker-card, much of the wool passing theburr-cylinder without having the fibre separated.

Having thus described my' invention, what I claim as new, and'desire tosecure by Letters Pat-ent, is-' The rolls GF, in combination with therolls herein described, attached to a. first breaker-card, allconstructed, arranged, and operating as set forth.

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 12th day ofAugust, 1867.

STEPHEN C. PHIBRICK.

Witnesses: K

EDWrN E. MARVIN, Geenen W. BALcoM, JOHN W. CARROLL.

